2018 Van-Far graduate Walter Salmon, Jr., signed a letter of intent at Webster University to compete in track and field. Salmon signed the letter in a ceremony on Wednesday, March 28. Pictured, front row (l-r): Angella Baldwin, mother; Walter; Bransen Salmon, brother; and Andre Salmon, uncle. Second row: Cris Cross and Kevin Baldwin, Van-Far track coaches. […]
Bring out the band and the fire trucks, police cars, trucks and the motorcycles! A congratulatory parade and recognition ceremony was held at Van-Far last week for the Class 2 State Champion Indians basketball team on Thursday, March 15. Coaches Pat Connaway and Brett Reading addressed those attending the ceremony following the parade. Above, Caden […]
Indians Come From Behind To Win State Crown In Dramatic Overtime Thriller Van-Far junior Trey Miller scored the first basket of the state championship game against Hayti, muscled up a bucket to tie the game and force overtime and then hit the final shot that captured the MSHSAA Class 2 title for the Indians in […]
“They’re resilient. They won’t quit. We don’t give up.” He added later that he and Assistant Coach Brett Reading had a good feeling after the third quarter despite being outscored by Hayti 12-10 in that frame. He noted that they urged the boys to keep their heads in it. He said the big boards and […]
Down 15 in the second half, it wasn’t a miracle that propelled the Van-Far Indians to the MSHSAA Show-Me Showdown, it was preparation, skill and a belief in team that pushed the Indians to a 53-49 overtime win over Milan in the Class 2 Quarterfinal. The Indians were ahead late in the first quarter as […]
The Lady Bobcats gave Clark County one of their toughest games of the season, but fell to the Lady Indians 49-42 in the MSHSAA Class 3 Sectional on Wednesday at Moberly Area Community College. Clark County would win again on Saturday to advance the this week’s Show-Me Showdown in Springfield. In the sectional, it was […]
The Van-Far Indians packed top-seeded Canton’s home court with fans and battled their way to a 67-64 district championship in the Class 2 District 6 tournament on Saturday, Feb. 24. Van-Far had a tough week with an opening round win over Clopton and managed to hold off Louisiana in the semifinal. Canton had a relatively […]
The third-seeded Bowling Green Lady Cats upset (2) Lutheran St. Charles and top-seeded Christian to win the title in the Class 3 District 7 tournament. The Lady Cats played brilliantly as a unit and adjusted quickly on offense. They also suffocated teams with their high octane defense. Most fans knew to expect a low scoring […]
The Bowling Green Bobcats withstood a third quarter Winfield comeback to down the Warriors 59-53 in the opening round of the MSHSAA Class 3 District 7 Tournament on Saturday. Corey Bell scored the first six points for Bowling Green and Kameron Worley drained a big three pointer in the first quarter, but the Bobcats […]
The seventh seeded Van-Far girls were eliminated from the MSHSAA Class 2, District 6 Tournament in the opening round on Monday at the hands of the number two seed Paris Lady Coyotes, 59-23. The Lady Indians were out-gunned in the opening quarter as four different Coyotes scored to pace Paris to a 15-3 lead […]
